Beautiful and thought-provoking show is exquisitely staged and marvellously theatrical.

Auckland Council has pulled down a public art installation depicting homelessness because they thought the piece was a pile of trash.

Architecture students learn building playhouses with no budget from recycled materials only isn't child's play.

The deaths of high profile performers has prompted actors to set a world-first service especially for those in the entertainment industry.

RED HERRING by Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins, $37) Auckland 1951: trams run along Queen St, women aren't allowed in the RSC

Dancer Rodney Bell spent 3 years homeless in San Fran; his show Meremere reflects this.

VOU Dance Fiji invokes traditional ceremony and ritual.

It's not difficult to get swept up and away by Great Fire of London musical.

Auckland's inner city lanes are getting a temporary make-over for Artweek.

Jodie Dorday talks about how a call out of the blue saw her abandoning life in Indonesia for the Auckland theatre.

Steve "Shag" Hansen is usually pretty quick to remind any of the Super Rugby franchises about the expected standards of a professional

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says her next Auckland recital is like putting together a personal story.

Proudly Asian Theatre is about to mark a number of firsts.

A great English composer is farewelled with poetry and politics.

Newcomers fill gallery with video, words and illusion.

Producing good food is certainly an art, but can food be art? That's what artist Tiffany Singh and chef Ed Verner have explored in a rare collaboration.

Tempo Dance Festival's FRESH showcase offers a glimpse of dance future.

A full house was predictable with Vladimir Ashkenazy on the podium; it proved one of the APO's finest performances of the season.

Michael Parmenter's Insolent River: a tango is 31 years old, but its ability to entrance new audiences remains.

Real Housewives star Louise Wallace has a new role.

Rudy Giuliani once captivated Americans with his take-charge leadership after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Bold new musicial ignites new idea for Auckland's theatres.

Glen Innes art gallery director Gary Silipa led a double life as a computer network engineer during the day and illegal graffiti artist at night until his addictions got the better of him.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra rewarded a spellbound Auckland Town Hall with a brilliant display of the orchestral art.

Chamber Music New Zealand's QuintEssence was touted as a mini-festival, marketed with crass images of Mozart and Brahms as sparring pugilists.

On a quaint street in Toronto is a store selling human parts. The Kiwi owner opens up about why he does it and the people who shop there.

Art critic and writer Anthony Byrt explains his passion for contemporary art.

At the galleries with TJ McNamara

Vladimir Ashkenazy is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of our time.

Auckland teenagers tell their own stories to make a fresh start and cast themselves in a new light.